Chad Mizelle is an American lawyer who has served as chief of staff to the United States Department of Justice since 2025. He served as the acting chief of staff and later general counsel to the United States Department of Homeland Security from 2019 to 2020. Career

1 day ago · Statement from Justice Department Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle. Thursday, February 20, 2025. Share. Facebook; X; LinkedIn; Email; For Immediate Release. Office of Public Affairs “Today the Department of Justice determined that multiple layers of removal restrictions shielding administrative law judges (ALJs) are unconstitutional.

2 days ago · Chad Mizelle, chief of staff to Attorney General Pam Bondi, criticized the basis of the charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams. Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images file.

Dec 21, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday tapped Chad Mizelle, formerly acting general counsel at the Department of Homeland Security, to serve as chief of staff at the Department of Justice.

Chad R. Mizelle was previously Of Counsel with the international law firm Jones Day, where his practice focused on government regulation and national security issues. Previously, Chad served as the Acting General Counsel at the Department of Homeland Security, where he managed more than 2,200 lawyers.

Dec 21, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump is tapping a veteran of his prior administration, Chad Mizelle, as the Justice Department’s chief of staff and a senior aide for Texas Republicans to run DOJ’s Office of Legal Policy.

2 days ago · “This DOJ is going back to basics,” Chad Mizelle, the department’s chief of staff, wrote on social media before a hearing on the motion to dismiss the case began in Manhattan federal court ...

Dec 21, 2024 · President-elect Trump chose Chad Mizelle, a former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official, to be the next chief of staff at the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Dec 21, 2024 · President-elect Trump announced Saturday Aaron Reitz, Chad Mizelle and David Fink will serve in various Department of Justice and Department of Transportation roles starting in January.

Dec 6, 2024 · Chad Mizelle, formerly acting general counsel at the Department of Homeland Security, has been attending meetings with Trump's attorney general nominee.